This morning’s Washington Post had a great editorial about how important it is for Congress to make a complete overhaul of agricultural subsidies.

These subsidies have helped push rural land prices up and small family farmers out of the market. Other farm payments have been even more misdirected: A Post investigation found that the government gave $1.3 billion between 2000 and 2006 to landowners who did not farm at all. The billions spent on subsidies could be used for any number of other priorities, agricultural or otherwise — food stamps, conservation programs or debt reduction, for example.

This is the big week for the Farm Bill, and our last chance to reform its trade distorting subsidies until 2012. You can take action now by sending a fax to your member of Congress and let them know that you are in favor of the Fairness Amendment for comprehensive Farm Bill reform.